Cardenas v. Anzai

311 F.3d 929 Cirilo B. CARDENAS, Sr.; Alejandro M. Asprer; Margaret D. Palting; Lex A. Bautista, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Earl I. ANZAI, Attorney General, State of Hawai`i, in his Official Capacity; Neal Miyahara, Director, Department of Budget and Finance, State of Hawai`i, in His Official Capacity; Susan M. Chandler, Ph.D., Director, Department of Human Services, State of Hawai`i, in Her Official Capacity, Defendants-Appellees, and Citibank, N.A., Defendant. No. 01-15297. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued November 6, 2001. Submitted June 24, 2002. Filed November 18, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Antonio Ponvert, III, Bridgeport, Connecticut, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Charles Fell, Deputy Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawai`i, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawai`i; David A. Ezra, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-00320-DAE. Before THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN and BERZON, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Concurrence by Judge O'SCANNLAIN. OPINION DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. 1 This case arises from the comprehensive…